# sláinte
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish sláinte.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈsˠl̪ˠɑːnʲtʲə/
* (Cois Fharraige) IPA: /ˈsˠl̪ˠan̠ʲtʲə/; /ˈsˠl̪ˠəin̠ʲtʲə/ (as if spelled slainte)
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈsˠl̪ˠaːn̠ʲtʲə/

### Noun

sláinte f (genitive singular sláinte, nominative plural sláintí)
* health
    Sláinte chuig na fir agus go maire na mná go deo!Health to the men and may the women live forever!
    Is fearr an tsláinte ná na táinte.Health is better than wealth.
* healthcare
* toast (drink)

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
sláinte
sláintí
vocative
a shláinte
a shláintí
genitive
sláinte
sláintí
dative
sláinte
sláintí
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an tsláinte
na sláintí
genitive
na sláinte
na sláintí
dative
leis an tsláinte don tsláinte
leis na sláintí :

#### Derived terms

* árachas sláinte m (“health insurance”)
* fisic shláinte f (“health physics”)
* sláinte agus sábháilteacht cheirde (“occupational safety and health”)
* sláinteach (“hygienic”, adjective)

### Interjection

sláinte
* cheers
    Synonym: sláinte is táinte

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 89, page 49
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 373, page 84
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 604, page 110
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 389, page 130

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sláinte”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sláinte”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Old Irish
### Etymology

From slán.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsl͈aːn͈ʲtʲə/

### Noun

sláinte f
* health (freedom from illness)
* (Christianity) salvation
* (law) exemption, freedom from liability

#### Inflection

Feminine iā-stem :
| | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative | sláinte$^L$ | — | — |
| Vocative | sláinte$^L$ | — | — |
| Accusative | sláinti$^N$ | — | — |
| Genitive | sláinte | — | — |
| Dative | sláinti$^L$ | — | — |
| Initial mutations of a following adjective: $^H$ = triggers aspiration $^L$ = triggers lenition $^N$ = triggers nasalization ||||

#### Derived terms

* sláintech (“free from liability or guilt”)
* sláintigid

#### Descendants

* Irish: sláinte
* Manx: slaynt
* Scottish Gaelic: slàinte

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sláinte”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language